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[quote=Anonymous]I understand you are upset, and rightly so.  This is so scary and stressful especially since it sounds like you have a lot to do with an infant.  My husband is a defense contractor and even though I work we need both of our incomes and are building up as big a cushion of savings as we can in case he gets let go.

First inclination is always to cancel everything -- cable, phones, internet, clip coupons and eat nothing but beans and rice.  And, maybe it's valid to trim where you can.

BUT, having been unemployed myself back when the dot-com bubble burst, you can only do so much job searching on any given day.  Peruse websites, send resumes, make phone calls, schedule coffee or lunch with friends/contacts who may have leads.  However, it isn't a 40hr/wk thing because at some point you are waiting on responses on those things.  I made myself work hard at it for at least 4hrs every weekday and then used the rest of that time for me.  Now, I didn't have kids and wasn't married so my reality was a little different.

Losing his job is traumatic for him and he definitely needs time to chill, de-stress and simply cope with what has happened.  If finances require it, then cancel cable but otherwise this sounds like it might be a good outlet for him.  Remember you are a team in this and will come through it.

Good luck.[/quote]

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